| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-MVA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Victa Airtourer |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Victa Airtourer |
| Aircraft Version: | Victa Airtourer 115 |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1977 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 22686 |
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VH-MVA was the first production Airtourer. The aircraft was designed by Henry Millicer in a response to a Royal Aero Club competition for an aerobatic, two-seat Tiger Moth/Chipmunk replacement. The wooden prototype flew in 1959. The Victa company, known for its lawnmowers, offered to put an all-metal version of the aircraft into production at its factory near Bankstown airport. VH-MVA was the first of the metal aircraft and flew on December 12, 1961. It was registered in March 1963 after receiving type approval. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 November 2017, and has since been viewed 331 times. |